CONTENTS 

 PART I —GENERAL 



Page 

 Historical Introduction i» 



CHAPTER I 



Structure and Classification op the Micro-Organisms 26 



CHAPTER II 

 Biology of Micro-Organisms ^o 



CHAPTER III 

 Infection 66 



CHAPTER IV 

 Immunity 88 



CHAPTER V 

 Methods of Observing Micro-Organisms 144 



CHAPTER VI 

 Sterilization and Disinfection 167 



CHAPTER VII 



Culture-Media and the Cultivation of Micro-Organisms 187 



CHAPTER VIII 

 Cultures, and Their Study 201 



CHAPTER IX 

 The Cultivation op Anaerobic Organisms 215 



CHAPTER X 

 Experimentation upon Animals 222 



CHAPTER XI 



The Identification of Species 230 



CHAPTER XII 

 The Bacteriology of the Air 234 



CHAPTER XIII 



The Bacteriology of Water 237 



CHAPTER XIV 



The Bacteriology of the Soil 243 



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